Piling machine



Feb. 26 1924.- m4854353 B. SAUNDERS v FILING MACHINE Filed Mann 15. 1920 2 sheets-sheet 1 Feb. ze 1924. 1,485,053'

B. H. SAUNDERS FILING MACHINE Filed March 13. 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l a. l/l/ l H l (g1- 2 I' I' l l l l Patented Feb. 26, i924.

BEBTRAM H'. SMJNJDEES,10Fy PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

FILING MACHINE.

Application` led March 13,.,19,20. Serial No. 3G.5,58.8'.

To all whom t may concern:

Bc it known that 1 Brzii'rimrr H. SAUN- Dniis, a citizen of the'Uni-ted States, anda resident of Paterson, county.ofPassaid-and State of New Jersey, have invented.A a new and useful Improvement iniPi'ling Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invent-ion'. relatesto improvements in piling machines, andy the general object of my invention is to produce a simple, substantial and inexpensive machine by which wet, or if desired, dry fabrics in long lengths can be conveniently and evenly piled soA that the piles can be readily rewound and removed when desired. My invention is intended also to produce a machine of this class in' which the length of fabric is piled in and out in a general star shape, and furthermore, toipro.- vide means by which the discharge chute which delivers the fabric to the pile can be adjustedy so as to give ittlie desired throw or movement within certain limits, cairalso start the inner part of the pile at a desired point, and further to hang andarrange the discharge chute so that as-it swings in and outfin forming the pile, it will be of variable length, thus enablingV it to work-to better advantage in a vessel such as a hier, as will be hereinafter described.

Another object of my invention is to construct and arrange the feed and piling mechanisms in separate units which can be connected by a detachable feed pipe, so that the feed mechanism may be permanent, and the piling mechanism can be arranged beneath the feed mechanism when desired and connected up by the detachable pipe, as 'will hereinafter appear. lOther `advantages and Objects of the invention will appear in the description which follows.

Reference isto be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure lisa centralverticalsectionof a machine embodyinginyinvention, the saine being shown applied to the mouth of the hier and with parts broke-ii away.

Figure 2 isa broken side elevation of the construction shown in Figure 1, and taken at right angles to Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a sectional plan on the line 3--3 of Figure 2. Y

The structure Y*is shown by way of'eXainple,

and many of the parts can be changed or altered without affecting the inventiom The feed mechanism, particularly, is similar .in

a general wayv to. what is generallyl used,

though certain details are novel. iisilliis trated, the feed mechanism is separatelfiom the piling mechanism, andv is supportecton a framework 10, and comprises in part at sta,-

t'ionary feed .pipe 11 which-is ividenedatilthe top, and which merges into a `short pipe.12 having a flange 13 bywhich it can,beat tached to the framework 10.v The pipe 12 also receives several branch pipes 1awhich are adapted te supply/.water orliqiiidehemf icals toassist the feed of fabric lthigough the pipe. It is customary tot supplywaterlor liquid chemicals in thi-sway, but theinven tion is vnotliinited to such anarrangement. The fabric 15 is supplied in longy lengths to the pipe 11, and is delivered from a reel 1.6 carried by a shaft 17 which can be sup,- ported and driven in any approved way.

As stated, this feed mechanism is stationary, and the piling mechanism is carried by a frame 18 which is preferably,- though not necessarily,fparal1lel angle irons connectedby a centre brace 19 and by cross piecesyQO near the ends. The side pieces of the` frame are extended as shown at 21 in Figure 1to l.form handles by which the frame and the entire piling mechanism carried thereby, can be lifted from a hier 9, and moved or placed thereon as desired, and moved about in any preferred way. lVhen used in connection with a kier, which is the most` comnionuse kof the invention, the frame 'can be fastened to the mouth ofthelrier in any suitable way, and canconveniently. be fastened by; means of two ofil the usual circle ofyswingl bolts 2Q on the hier, and these can be provided with nuts 23 or'the.lile.toeiigage a Ipart of thefframe 18 and h old itin place. rllhe frame carries fixed stationary pipefl which .dej pends fronrthe-centr-al part of the frame, and can be rigidly secured `in the central member-'19, as for-instance by screwing it therein, asl shown in Figure 1. This pipeQa forms a continuation off the pipe system by whichthe fabric to be-piled iscenducted to theV piling mechanism, andisadapted to align with thepipe 11-12 ofthe-` feedniechanism, and witha detachable .connecting pipe 25-whichis adapted at its lower end tobe dropped into-the. socket 26; at thetop of the pipe 24, and which at its upper end is prefer.-

ably expanded as shown at 27 so that after the frame 18 and the piling mechanism are in place beneath the feed mechanism, the pipe 25 can be pushed up on the pipe 12, and then dropped into its socket 26 so that the fabric will be delivered through the several pipes 11, 12, 25, 24, and the delivery7 chute 45-48 hereinafter referred to.

Journaled on the pipe 24 is a relatively large gear wheel 28 which forms a rotatable support for the piling mechanism, and which is driven by a worm 29, and this is supported in brackets 30 dropped from the frame 18.V The worm can be turned in any suitable manner, as for instance Aby providing it with a pulley 31 and a driving belt 32 which can connect with a pulley 31a on the shaft 17.

The gear wheel carries on its upper side tilting frames 33-33fL which are generally U shaped. These are arranged opposite each other and on opposite sides of the axis of the wheel 28, as shown clearly in Figure 3, and the frame 33 is pivotally supported on studs 34 projecting from the hub of the gear wheel, while the frame ends 33b project inward beyond the pivot as shown clearly in Figure 3 and carry the opposite frame 33a. It is desirable to raise and lower the frame ends 33b of the frame 33, and to this end the back of the frame is provided wiwi an arm 35 which engages a reduced part 36 of a bolt 37 (see Figure 1) which is threaded into a boss 39 on one of the spokes of the wheel 28,

and is provided with a hand wheel 40 or similar means for turning it. Thus by turning the hand-wheel, t-he bolt 37 can be screwed in or out, and the inner ends 33b of the frame 33 raised or lowered as desired. The object of this will be particularly eX- plained below.

rlhe inner end portions of the frame 33a are pivotally supported as shown at 41 on the ends 33b of the frame 33,'and the inner ends of the frame 33a merge into depending hangers 42 so that the frame 33a is substantially a bell crank. These hangers terminate at their lower ends in hooks 43 which engage and support the studs 44 on the upper end 45 of a swinging delivery chute, the member 45 having preferably a widened mouth 46 which comes below the reduced end 47 of the pipe 24 above referred to. The lower end 48 of the distributing chut-e slides or telescopes on the member 45, and is pivotally connected by'means of the link 49 with a stud 50 which is secured to the under side of the boss 39 (see Figure 1) and can be conveniently screwed into the boss.

Thus it will be seen vthat as the telescop ing chute 45--48 swings in and out owing to the different centres of the upper end of the link 49 and the support of the chute, the outer member 48 will slide back and forth on the inner member 45, and as the chute the latter approaches the range of the chute.'

The chute is tilted by means of an arm 51 which is secured to the member 45 atthe upper edge and on one side, and this arm rides on the lower edge 52 of a cam 53 which 1s suspended from the under side of the gear 28 and is preferably journaled on a stud 54 which is fastened to the gear as'shown in Figure 1. To the hub of the cam 53 is secured a pinion 55 which meshes with a fixed gear 56 this being fast on the lower end of the pipe 24.

Attention is called to he fact that the teeth in the fixed gear are not a multiple of the teeth in the pinion the object of the odd tooth in the pinion being to create as large a cycle of distribution in the kier as possible.

It will be noticed that as the fabricV passesV down through the feed pipes and distributing chute, the wholepiling mechanism will rotate with the gear wheel 23, and the distributing chute will be swung in and out so as 'to distribute the fabric in a general star shape and pile it up beneath the piling mechanism, whether this be in a kier or bin or open space.

The hanger arms 42 can be adjusted in and out with relation to the cam 53 in a manner similar to that already described for adjusting the frame 33, that is to say, the frame 33a has on its back side an arm 35a which is adjusted by a bolt 37il and handwheel 40a in the same way that the frame 33 is adjusted by the bolt 37.

Obviously the particular means of adjusting the discharge chute can be varied without affecting the invention, but l have shown f a simple and eHcient means of doing it. It will be seen that by adjusting the frame 33 the point of suspension of the discharge chute can be raised or lowered, and consequently the inward and outward limit of the throw of the chute thereby regulated. so that the inward starting point of the chute can be made the centre of the kier. or any point (within the limits of the adjusting device) outside the centre, whichever position in the judgment of the operator best distributes the goods, and by moving the back of the frame 33a up or down, the crank arms 42 can be thrown in and out with reference to the cam 53, and so the sector through which the discharge chute 45-48 will swing can be made greater or less,.according as the weight of the goods, referring to the number of yards to a pound of cloth, being piled shall neces Cil sitate and the cloth not be piled too densely at the centre, nor deliveredbeyond the periphery of the kier, which causes too` rapid building of the pile at'that point.

lVhen the machineis in' operation it will be seen that the worin wheel 29 will rotate thevgear 28Lthereby carrying with it the entire piling mechanism including the frames 33 and 33, the discharge chute 45-48, and the cam 53. Thus the main' gear 28 serves as a carrier and driver of the piling mechanism. As the cam 53 is carried around with the gear 28, its pinion 55 meshes with the fixed gear 56 so that the'cam' is rotated, and

- acting on the arm, it swings the discharge chute L i-i8 in and Aout and as the latter is travelling in a circular path, the fabric will be piled in a general star shape and in even` layers without undue twisting` or taiigling, so that it can be unpiled readily when desired. lt will be noticed that the gear wheel 2S is very much larger than the worm wheel 29 which it engages, and therefore the wheel 28 will turn very slowly, carrying the piling mechanism with it. Thus it is a very simple matter to adjust the piling mechanism so as to regulate the position of the chute at the beginning of its throw, and to regulate its throw by means of the hand wheels 4:0 and a, as already described. The operator simply takes hold of the hand wheel desired and turns it slowly, the slow movement of the gear wheel 28 easily permitting this. This is an important matter, as with other piling machines having such regulation, it is necessary to stop the machineto eiiect the desired adjustment.

It will be understood, of course, that the frame 18 can be supported in other ways than on the top of the kier, in case the piling is to be done in some other form of vessel or on the floor, and it will be noticed that the piling mechanism is entirely separate from the feeding device, and can be readily connected and disconnected, thus making the machine convenient for shop use. Moreover, the construction of the frame 18 makes it very easy to move the frame about.

The details of construction'can in many instances be changed without affecting` the invention, the important features of which are to have the detachable arrangement between the feed and piling mechanism, to provide means for shortening and elongating of the delivery or discharge chute, and to Provide a frame which is easily portable for carrying the piling mechanism, to have the main gear serve to rotate and operate the piling mechanism, and to provide means for adjusting the chute both as to its throw and as to the point at which it begins the inner part of the piling.

I claim 1. A piling machine comprising a stationary feed mechanism for feeding the fabric,

said feed mechanism being spacedapart above and inp'edendent of the piling mechanism', a piling -mechanism having means fory supporting it below thefeed mechanism, and a detachable guide adapted to connect the feed 'and piling mechanisms to conduct the fabric. from one tothe other.'

2. A machine for piling wet fabrics, co-mprising a feed mechanism, apiling mechanism employing a swinging discharge chute, and a detachable pipe adapted to connect the feed mechanism with the discharge chute.

3. A piling machine comprising agrelatively permanent feed mechanism, a portable frame carrying the piliiigmechanism, said mechanism being independent vof the feed mechanism and adapted to be spaced apart from and below it, anda detachable connection between the feed and piling mechanisms by which wet fabric can be delivered from the feedniechanism to the pfiling mechanism.

4.' A piling machine comprising a Lrel-atively permanent feed mechanism, a portable frame carrying a pipe and afeed chute suspended below the pipe, and .adetachable pipe adapted to connect the feed mechanism with the pipe carried by the frame.

5. A piling machine having a swinging chute'to deliver the fabric to a pile, means for delivering fabric to the chute, and means operable while the machine is in motion for positioning the chute at the beginning of its swing.

6. In a fabric piler, a chute, means for Y simultaneously rotating and oscillating said chute to deliver fabric to a pile, means forV moving the chute in a generally circular path, crank arms supporting the chute, a cam mechanism for swinging it, and means for adjusting the crank arms with relation to the cam.

9. A piling machine comprising a vertically arranged pipe through which fabric may pass, a gear wheel turning on the pipe, oppositely Varranged frames pivotally supported on the gear wheel, the frames being also pivoted together, crank arms carried by oneof the frames, means for adjusting the frames, a swinging chute carried by the crank arms, a rotatable cam suspended fromthe gear wheel, and means for rotating the cam on its own axis.

10. A piling machine comprising a vertical pipe through which fabric may pass, a gear Wheel rotating upon the pipe, a swinging extensible chute suspended from the gear wheel below the pipe, and a link connection between a sliding member of the chute and the gear wheel whereby the chute is shortened and lengthened as it swings.

f 11. A piling machine comprising a portable frame, a vertical pipe carried by the frame and through which fabric may pass, a gear wheel rotatably mounted on the aforesaid pipe, a chute pivotally suspended from the gear wheel and below the pipe, and a cam mechanism carried by the gear wheel to swing the chute.

12. A piling machine comprising a stationary feed pipe secured to a support, means for feeding fabric through the pipe, a portable frame carrying piling mechanism adapted to be arranged below the stationary pipe and provided with a guide pipe and distributing or discharge chute, and a detachable pipe adapted to connect the pipe of the frame with the stationary pipe of the feed mechanism.

13. A piling mechanism comprising. a portable frame having a pipe extending therethrough, a rotatable gear mounted on the said pipe, a swinging discharge chute below the pipe, means kfor suspending the chute from the gear, a rotatable cam mechanism for actuating the chute, the cam mechanism being also suspended from the gear, and means mounted on the gear for regulating the discharge chute.

14. A piling mechanism comprising a vertically arranged pipe through which fabric may pass, a gear wheel turning on the pipe, oppositely arranged frames pivotally supported on the gear wheel, the frames being also pivoted together, crank arms carried by one of the frames, a swinging chute carried by the crank arms, a rotatable cam suspended from the gear wheel and arranged to actuate the swinging chute, and independent means for adjusting the aforesaid `frames and thereby regulating the chute.

15. A piling machine comprising a stationary feed mechanism, a portable frameV carrying piling mechanism, said frame having handle portions at its opposite ends, and a detachable pipe adapted to connect the piling mechanism with the aforesaid stationary pipe.

16. A piling machine comprising a frame, a pipe supported in the frame, a rotatable gear wheel journaled on the pipe, a stationary gear on the pipe, a swinging discharge chute arranged below the pipe, a pinion journaled on the main gear and meshing with the stationary gear, a cam turning with the pinion, and an arm on the discharge chute riding'on the cam.

17. In a fabric piler, a chute, means for simultaneously rotating and oscillating said chute and means for varying the distance through which said chutel is oscillated.

BERTRAM H. SAUNDERS.

Witnesses:

L. P. RAYMOND, C. K. MCLAUGHLIN. 

